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Orbea melanantha

Common names: short-lobed brown carrion flower, black or dark flowered caralluma (Eng.); kort-lob bruin aasblom (Afr.)

Family: Apocynaceae

... and S.P. Bester National Herbarium, Pretoria May 2019 Orbea melanantha is a perennial with fleshy succulent stems ... a corky layer. Figure 2. Different parts of the stems of Orbea melanantha . (Photo S.P. Bester) One to two ... 15–45 mm long. Figure 3. Stems and full inflorescence of Orbea melanantha . (Photo S.P. Bester) The corolla (fused ...

20 / 05 / 2019 | Stoffel Petrus Pieter Bester | National Herbarium Pretoria

Common names: yellow carrion flower (Eng.); geelaasblom, ghaap, gwaap, aasblom, kopseerblom, slang-gwaap (Afr.).

Family: Apocynaceae

... are responsible for the process of photosynthesis. Orbea The yellow carrion flower is mainly used as an ... Adenium , Pachypodium and species of Aloe. The genus Orbea consists of about 56 species, mainly from Africa but some reaching the Arabian Peninsula. The genuss name Orbea is derived from the Latin word orbis , which refers to ...

11 / 01 / 2010 | Stoffel Petrus Pieter Bester | National Herbarium Pretoria

Common names: carrion flower ( Eng. ); aasblom, bokhoring (Afr.)

Family: Apocynaceae

... About 28 species are found in southern Africa. Strangely, Orbea is not represented in Madagascar, and in southern ... the winter-rainfall area and the dry karroid regions, Orbea has its highest diversification along the eastern ... offer protection for seedlings to survive and establish. Orbea All species make attractive ground covers, even when ...

23 / 01 / 2006 | Stoffel Petrus Pieter Bester | National Herbarium Pretoria

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